Chapter 143: Hang the sacrifices above and bury the ancestors below
"Are you sure we're not going the wrong way?" The old emperor looked at the scenery in front of him, his expression of "fuck" kept soaring.
"Theoretically, we are on the right track." Lu Xingshi felt that another opportunity might have come to his door, otherwise he would not have been allowed to go here.
There seemed to be a sacrificial place in front of me, with an altar made of a large number of stones and several large pillars standing on it.
There are three to five charred corpses hanging on each pillar. According to Lu Xingshi's analysis, these charred corpses died at different times.
"Then let's leave quickly, otherwise if we meet the perpetrator...it doesn't seem to be a big deal." The old emperor was afraid at first, but then he remembered something. Lu Xingshi was standing next to him.
A powerful person who is the enemy of a country alone does not pose much of a threat to the small scene in front of him.
"It's really not a big deal, but it may not be easy to explain, so I'd better leave the scene quickly."
"What if this is some special custom of the locals or the burial method of the locals, we have to respect them..."
When Lu Xingshi said this, he saw a familiar figure dragging several corpses towards the altar with some difficulty.
"I think this may have nothing to do with the locals. It is most likely a sacrifice from the Holy Fire Sect." The old emperor said.
The person who dragged the body was the saint of the Holy Fire Sect, and the other party also saw Lu Xingshi and the old emperor.
For a moment, the atmosphere was slightly awkward.
"What, we are just passing by and don't plan to attend your barbecue feast." Lu Xingshi felt that he had to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, so he said this.
"die!"
The saint of the Holy Fire Sect approached at an extremely fast speed, and the two daggers in her hands were pointed directly at Lu Xingshi's eyes.
It can be said that it was a coincidence that we met before, but we met here again, how could it be a coincidence? There must be some conspiracy.
"Fuck you!" Lu Xingshi raised his leg and kicked the opponent directly back.
"This kick is too vulgar, at least use your pride." The old emperor reminded.
"Why is it so vulgar? I call it simplicity. She can be proud of herself. The fact that she didn't die under my foot proves that she is strong." Lu Xingshi said proudly.
"If you have the ability, don't hold back, use all your strength." The old emperor could see that Lu Xingshi did not kill the other party, otherwise the saint would not have been kicked away, but would have turned into a puddle of flesh on the spot.
The saint girl climbed up with some difficulty. The pain in her abdomen was so hot that she did not dare to continue to attack Lu Xingshi.
"Who are you?" the other party asked with a hoarse voice.
"Passers-by, they say they entered by mistake. Leave immediately. You have to take action." Lu Xingshi looked at the other party. This time he looked carefully and found some incongruities, such as the human skin mask.
I was busy collecting herbs before and didn't pay attention to my face.
Secondly, there are burn marks on parts of the body.
Therefore, Lu Xingshi had reason to suspect that the saint's face might not be as beautiful as it appeared on the outside, but that it looked like it had been burned beyond recognition.
Don't ask him why he guessed like this, he thinks this is how the bloody routine should be done.
"But having said that, is the Holy Fire Sect's life so miserable now? Not only did the saintly lady personally come out as bait, she even had to carry the corpse as a sacrifice herself." Lu Xingshi clicked his tongue in surprise.
"The Holy Fire Cult was destroyed fifty years ago."
"The Holy Fire Cult doesn't exist at all now."
"Those remnants of Qianyan are just coveting my ancestral inheritance." The saint said calmly.
"Then you..." Lu Xingshi asked, pointing to the body hanging on the altar pillar.
"It's all these blind remnants of Qian Yan." The saint's tone was filled with murderous intent.
"If there's nothing else, please leave. I have something else to do."
Because she was kicked by Lu Xingshi, the saint also discovered the gap between the two parties, so she did not dare to say the words to save her life.
"Not good. I kicked you just now. My foot hurts a little now. Pay for it!" Lu Xingshi asked for compensation directly.
His thinking logic is very simple. The other party struck first, so it is reasonable for him to demand compensation. As for the other party being kicked by him and almost not recovering, that was his self-defense counterattack.
"What do you want? I have no money." The saint scratched her face, which seemed a little itchy.
It should be caused by the misalignment of the human skin mask.
"I don't want money, I just want your ancestral inheritance." Lu Xingshi asked directly.
The old emperor looked as if this was indeed the case. In his opinion, Lu Xingshi didn't look like a normal person.
Everyone is at odds with the remnants of Qianyan because of the ancestral inheritance. But you still want it, and you have to force them to fight you.
"Impossible!" The other party refused as expected.
"Why not? Let's just say that if you keep it, you will take it to the coffin. Why don't you give it to me and I can carry it forward for you." Lu Xingshi said kindly.
However, the other party looked like he would not accept it.
"I think she may have some back-ups, be careful..." Before the old emperor could finish his words, he saw that the woman had triggered a certain mechanism, and an entrance opened on the altar not far from the other party. Ziliu went in immediately. Then the entrance closed and everything went smoothly.
"Your Majesty, have you ever considered going out to be a broom star or a disaster star? This crow's mouth is very clever." Seeing this, Lu Xingshi also complained.
This incident was indeed beyond his expectation.
How could Lu Xingshi have imagined that such a simple altar actually had mechanisms.
"I don't think it's necessarily a disaster star. There may be a treasure house of the Holy Fire Cult hidden under the altar. We can also search for it if we go in." The old emperor was trying to make amends for himself.
"As poor as she is, she still has the treasure house of the Holy Fire Sect. Who in the right mind would stuff the treasure house in the wilderness? Do you?" Lu Xingshi asked in return.
"I won't stop it." The old emperor shook his head and acted like a lunatic: "But if it is changed to the Holy Fire Cult, it is a normal thing, because none of their followers are very normal."
"They worship fire, and they are all like lunatics. The most common method of killing is to set fire."
"Not only do you set fire to others, but you also set fire to yourself, and regard it as the highest honor."
"Everyone has a brain problem."
The old emperor mumbled a lot, and he seemed to have a lot of prejudice against the Holy Fire Cult.
"What? Have you been burned by them?" Lu Xingshi asked curiously.
"That's not true." The old emperor denied it, but then added: "I saw my former uncle. He went to exterminate the Holy Fire Cult. He was fine when he went, but turned into a big charred mess when he came back."
"A big lump?" Lu Xingshi always felt that this description was not normal.
"Well, three members of the Holy Fire Cult held him together, and they burned him for so long that they stuck together." The old emperor was shocked when he recalled this incident.
"It is precisely because of this incident that the Holy Fire Sect was destroyed." Lu Xingshi continued.
"I'm not sure. I was sick for a long time because of this incident, and no one mentioned it after I passed."
"But it is indeed possible that he was killed. To kill a vassal king was to use this method. It is too bad." The old emperor was not sure. This was fifty years ago. He I don’t remember very clearly.
"Then let's go. The other party's cunning rabbit has three holes, and there must be other exits." The old emperor didn't really want to stay here.
But Lu Xingshi shook his head: "I know a little bit about the mechanism, maybe I can open it."
"You still understand the mechanism, how can you..."
When the old emperor saw Lu Xingshi find the mechanism with a click, he opened the entrance directly.
This scene made him dumbfounded.
"You...how...you...found it?" the old emperor asked.
"That's how I found it, but this mechanism is still of a high standard. I locked it from the inside. If I hadn't happened to be a little skilled, I wouldn't have been able to open it." Lu Xingshi responded.
"Based on my judgment, this is probably not a treasure house, but someone's ancestral tomb." Lu Xingshi added.
This time the old emperor didn't ask you how you knew, because he could smell the stench coming to his face.
"The sacrifices are hung above, and the ancestors are buried below." The old emperor didn't know how to evaluate it for a while.
"It's quite reasonable. With the other party's method of worship, the ancestors below can not only eat fresh food, but also hot food." Lu Xingshi said, entering the cave under the altar.
The old emperor gritted his teeth and followed.
The internal structure is not man-made, but a naturally formed underground cavity.
A large number of bones were embedded in the wall, and most of them had burnt marks.
The old emperor's scalp was numb when he saw this scene. This was the first time he had seen such a scene. It was much more horrifying than the charred corpse hanging on the pillar outside.
"I didn't expect you to actually chase me down." The hoarse female voice came over again.
"In that case, just stay and become a thing of the past with the Holy Fire Cult."
Immediately, a loud clicking sound was heard, and the Dragon Breaking Stone fell down, and it was still permanently closed and could not be opened again.
"What... you're in there too." Lu Xingshi reminded him kindly.
Moreover, what the other party said was actually a bit false to Lu Xingshi. He could repair it, and even if he couldn't repair it, he could still use brute force to get out. There was no situation where he was trapped in and couldn't leave.
"Me? It doesn't matter." The saint walked out. The other person was no longer wearing the human skin mask. Just as Lu Xingshi thought, the other person's face had clear burn marks.
It is indeed not easy to survive such a massive burn.
The devil-like appearance also scared the old emperor, who hid behind Lu Xingshi.
"Okay, you don't mind if we take a stroll here." Lu Xingshi thought that he had come here and couldn't just go back.
The saint sneered and said nothing. She thought Lu Xingshi was unwilling to give in and wanted to find a way to leave.
But Lu Xingshi really wanted to take a stroll.
(End of chapter)